Toure Still At City Because Of Pellegrini

Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure has revealed that the only thing keeping him at Etihad is Manuel Pellegrini.

Toure had appeared close to leaving Manchester City on a number of occasions, including almost joining Mancini at Inter.

But Toure, has revealed that Pellegrini is like a father figure and has helped him through dark times, which has ultimately kept him at City.

“I’ve stayed because of Manuel,” he said in a book called Pellegrini’s Methods. “He always talks to me, giving me some piece of advice. He has been aware of my life off the pitch.

“He has been like a father to me in difficult moments. I have never felt like that with another coach.”

Toure also added that he and his team-mates vowed to bounce back from a trophyless 2014-15 campaign: “Before this season, all the players had a talk and we promised the boss we would recover our level.

“We had to do it for him, for us and for the fans — we have to win important things this season.”